HACU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

NETWORKING WEEK 2010
Monday, July 26 – Friday, July 30^th

Nationwide Shadowing Program

Current HACU interns are paired with a HAA alumnus/alumna and “shadows” them in their natural professional habitat. The amount of time they spend together can be a few hours, a workday, a lunch meeting, or just coffee--whatever works best for the "Shadower" (intern) and the "Shadowed" (alum).

Deadline for alumni and interns to sign up: July 16, 2010
Time: Arranged by volunteer alumni and interested intern
Location: Nationwide

Career Panel

A favorite only second to the Job Shadow program, successful mid-advance career alumni share advice and discuss how they reached their goals.

Date: July 29, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: 334 Cannon House Office Building
                Washington, DC 20515

Current interns may RSVP via My Internship.

Alumni may E-mail alumni@hacu.net, Subject: RSVP for Career Panel

Nationals Baseball game (Nat’s VS. Phillies)

Current interns and alumni will bring Networking week to a close while they enjoy a favorite American pass time.

Date: July 30, 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Washington, DC Nationals Stadium
*All individuals planning to attend will be responsible for purchasing their own ticket. Please wear your HACU T-Shirt if you have one. Alumni and interns will meet at the ticket booth.

Community Service Project

HACU Alumni and Current HACU Interns dedicated their time to the local community. Past events have included Hands On DC School Beautification project where volunteers paint a school in the area and the National Women’s center doing arts, crafts, and feeding the homeless. The HACU Alumni Association will be collecting new children’s books. All books will be provided to the District of Columbia Public Libraries, which serves residents of Washington DC area.

For more information please visit their website at http://www.dclibrary.org/.

DC Public Libraries New Children’s Books Drive

Date: July 26 – July 30
Time: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Location: Books may be dropped off at 1 Dupont Circle, NW Suite 430, Washington, DC Attention: Anais Sori

For comments or questions regarding all events, please email: alumni@hacu.net.  

PAST EVENTS: 

HACU Alumni Association Benefit Reception

Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet and network with past and current HACU interns as well as key conference attendees!

WHEN:  Monday, April 19, 2010, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

WHERE:  The Madison Hotel, Postscript Bar - 1177 15th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20005

DETAILS:  Cost of reception attendance is $10 (online), $15 (door), and $5 (current interns).  All proceeds will benefit the first HACU Alumni Association Graduate Fellowship!

OPPORTUNITIES:

HACU Alumni Ambassador Program:  Do you want to share your internship experience with others?  For more info on how you can help HNIP recruit interns, please click here to learn more about our HACU Alumni Ambassador program and start earning volunteer hours today!

HNIP Mentor Program:  In the near future, HACU hopes to provide opportunities for HNIP alumni to mentor current interns.  As a mentor, you would provide a current intern with information on your experience and what to expect out of the internship.  Some interns may not want a formal mentor, but someone to contact whom they know has been through the experience of culture shock, dealing with roommates, or may just want some advice from time to time on how to handle certain situations.  This process will occur before the start of every summer internship session.  If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please email alumni@hacu.net. 

Networking Opportunities:  Coordinate networking sessions, social events, and professional development workshops.  If you belong to other professional associations and you have an event that is open to the public, please forward it to us and we'll be happy to share it with current student program participants.  Please e-mail notices to alumni@hacu.net.

Community Service:  Many individuals involved are giving back to the community in many different ways.  If you need more volunteers, we encourage you to reach out to HACU interns and alumni for community service projects!   

HNIP Orientation Activities:  Join HACU staff and volunteers in welcoming new interns in D.C.  during orientation.  This two-day event presents interns with information regarding their housing arrangements, the payroll process, as well as professional development workshops and other opportunities. 

Listed are a few of the ways you may participate as an alumnus and earn volunteer hours:

• Be a guest speaker and present a session on a topic you think would be useful for interns
• Serve as an alumni  panelist and share your experiences as a HACU intern and how HNIP has helped or is helping you to reach your career goals
• Assist HNIP staff with the logistical details involved with orientation such as greeting interns at the airport upon arrival, meeting interns at their housing site upon arrival, or assisting with registration to ensure that everything runs smoothly at orientation

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